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vex is real time
There is a big difference. A vex is very fast readout, intantanous, no delay in the signal movements, which alot of LCD unit do have.A Vexilar can pick up a walleye laying dead flat on the bottom of a lake, on a boat zooming 40MPH!, thats how fast and realtime it is. A vex is 3 color, which just dosnt tell you a fish is in the cone signal, but whereabouts in the cone. Red signal means its on your bait! The 3 color is also used to seprate signals, such a group of fish displayed. A Vexilar wont turn black on the display on the coldest of days. New vexs have self leveling transducer cones. Vex will run 16 hours straight with a fully charged battery, FL-18 will zoom in on the bottom 6 feet giving you incredible detail and target seperation. Vexilar has fast adjustable signal gaining, rotate a knob, no menus to go through to fine tune which is important if your in a hot bite, and switch baits/lures and need to readjust. It is why it remains the top selling ice sonar unit, used by more pros on the ICE TEAM Circuit, as well as other circuits. Its something you have to experience, and play with to really see the difference. Not fishing with some sort of sonar really does limit your fish catching, how do you know what depth the fish is holding without one? With flasher type units, you line up your jig signal, with the fish signal and its game on. No they dont always slam a lure/bait, there mood dictates that as well as your presenation.
I just sent my fIshing Buddy 1200 back today to cabela's and ordered a Vexilar FL18 Pro pack. Fishing buddy was worthless!
I should have done a little more research though. I presume the Vex FL8 will give me depth as well? Or does it just flash fish? I'll find out soon enough...
I hear ya Van. I came real close to plinking down 400 bones for a vex yesterday, before coming to my senses and deciding that my Eagle works just fine.
I have a vex FL8 and like it. I also have an old green box flasher as well as a marcum unit. To be honest with you, the old green box works just as good as the expensive vex does. The only difference in the units is the color readout which is a nice feature. Right now vexilar must have a real big advertising budget. They are very popular and therefore extremely overpriced. The FL18 at almost $500 is a joke.